weekday

1. Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
2. Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
3. Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
4. (Judaism) Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:
5. (archaic) Any day of the week (Monday through Sunday).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwiːkdeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: weke-day

Inherited from Old English: wicdæġ

Cognate with Western Frisian: wikedei

Cognate with Dutch: weekdag

Cognate with German: Wochentag

Cognate with Danish: ugedag

Cognate with Swedish: veckodag

Cognate with Norwegian: ukedag

In summary

Inherited from Middle English wykeday, from Old English wicdæġ. By surface analysis, compound of week + day. Compare West Frisian wikedei (“weekday”), Dutch weekdag (“weekday”), German Wochentag (“weekday”), Danish ugedag (“weekday”), Swedish veckodag (“weekday”), Norwegian ukedag (“weekday”).

Synonyms

working day

workday

business day

ordinary days

appointed day

feria

day of the week

work day